Large sliding door cabinet

Submitted by Aahnay on Sat, 08/04/2012 - 20:26

Featured here, in the second picture down on the left:

http://www.luckettstore.com/fresh-off-the-wagon

I am in love with this! I want it!

I kind of have a plan in my head, book case, top, bottom and sides deeper then shelves. But how are those sliding doors mounted?

Do they run on a rail in the top and bottom? with concave grooves in the top/bottom of the door frames? Must be an easier way. =)

And how to make the doors, light weight? yet still able to withstand minor hits.

I was going to do something else for my first build, but I really, want this. (how odd for me to say that, lol)

After looking as close as possible at the pic, they do have that telltale runner on the bottom, but i dont see anything at the top, it just looks flat.

I found one of these at the worldmarket website, but it was much narrower, however, it had the same black holes/pulls in the doors.

I have a router (for years) but never used it, I suppose you could make the channel by stacking different dimensional lumber, leaving a center channel.

Aahnay

Mon, 08/06/2012 - 22:08

Heck, no one has plans to build the doors? I was thinking I could use chicken wire, or even screen, but then everything will get dustier. =)

Ive looked at buying doors, but the cost is prohibitive, so I need to build them, the easiest way possible? I also thought it would be fun to have them open out, instead of slide, for full access.

But more convenient to have sliders really.

Aahnay

Sun, 08/12/2012 - 22:03

Ok, found the doors, not sure they will work without some beefing up though. homedepot carries them for 199$ for 48" wide french doors.

Someone said they had trouble with them. The shippers put a screw into the frame to the door to secure for shipping, and it split the wood. He fixed it though.

So I dont know if/how to fix them for hanging from the top, even with bottom guides. Maybe rollers on the bottom and guides on the top, but still thats a lot of stress. Any ideas?

Seems odd no one has any ideas on this project lol. Im so new.